A new film festival, led by Icelandic film director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, will be launched in Reykjavík this winter. The festival aims to showcase the country as a key destination for foreign film and television shoots as well as shine a spotlight on local talent.

The 16 siblings from the farm Kjóastaðir in Biskupstungur, South Iceland, the oldest of whom is 73 and the youngest of whom, Sigríður Jónasdóttir, turned 48 on Tuesday, have reached the milestone of becoming 1,000 years old when their ages are combined.

The Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) released its 2014 program at a press conference yesterday. The event, which this year takes place between September 25 and October 5, showcases over 100 dramas and non-fiction films from over 40 countries.

The schedule for the 2014 Iceland Airwaves music festival, held November 5-9 in Reykjavík, is ready. The schedule is available in pdf form on airwaves.is and the festival organizers are planning to release an app and online planner soon.

Land Ho! from the U.S. is the opening film at the 2014 Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF), running from September 25 to October 5. It chronicles two older men attempting to recapture their youth while on a trip in Iceland.

A 300-square-meter mural of a painting by Icelandic postmodern artist Erró was unveiled in Reykjavík district Breiðholt on Saturday. It was a complicated project, both in colors and form, said Helgi Grétar Kristinsson.

Icelandic director Benedikt Erlingsson’s debut film Of Horses and Men (Hross í oss; 2013) has been nominated for the 2014 Nordic Council Film Prize, competing against four other films from Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.